UCS focuses on the future of the past

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University Campus Suffolk (UCS) is the first higher education institution to become a member of The Heritage Alliance, the biggest umbrella group of heritage interests in the UK set up to promote the central role of the non-Government movement in the heritage sector.

UCS Ipswich Waterfront

The opportunities for heritage at UCS are fantastic, not least due to the interdisciplinary academic teams and the physical location of the campus on a waterfront which is a dynamically developing historic environment.

Dr Ian Baxter, Head of Division of Tourism, Heritage and Events, and Professor David Gill, Head of Division of Humanities, are also developing interdisciplinary research and engagement projects in heritage policy and advocacy, digital interpretation and tourism development.

Dr Baxter said: "The opportunities for heritage at UCS are fantastic, not least due to the interdisciplinary academic teams and the physical location of the campus on a waterfront which is a dynamically developing historic environment. We have support from across the region to develop UCS as a centre of expertise".

Kate Pugh, Chief Executive of The Heritage Alliance, said: "The Heritage Alliance is thrilled to welcome its first university member to the fold."